California's unemployment rate rose to 12.5% in October, the fourth-highest in the country and the highest in the state since World War II. Across the nation, the jobless rate increased in 29 states. But there were positive trends as well- California gained 25,700 jobs last month. It's the first time the state has added jobs since April 2008, and suggests that the rate of job loss is slowing. What do the numbers mean for an economic recovery?

We've heard it before, "power corrupts…absolute power corrupts, absolutely." So too does global dominance, British author Martin Jacques writes. Not only will China rise and eclipse the United States, the transition will be a traumatic one for Western powers. With a spotlight on President Obama's trip to Asia, we talk with Jacques about his book, "When China Rules the World."

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Jean Oppenheimer, Claudia Puig, Wade Major, and Charles Solomon discuss the week’s new releases, including New Moon, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, The Blind Side, Planet 51, Defamation, That Evening Sun, and La Danse, among others.

Grace Kelly had a fairy-tale life, leaving a childhood in Philadelphia to become an iconic Hollywood actress and later the Princess of Monaco. In film, Kelly is remembered for her appearances in Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, and her Academy Award-winning role in The Country Girl. In the biography "High Society," Grace Kelly's close friend Donald Spoto draws from his personal interviews with the star to share details about Kelly's life, her impact on Hollywood, and her years as a princess.